ARCHIMEDES SCREW

What You Need to Make an Archimedes Screw

 A length of PVC pipe - 60cm / 2 feet should be enough, although you can make a
longer device if you wish
 Clear plastic flexible tubing - this should be about 2 cm / ¾" outer diameter and
1.25 cm / ½" inner diameter, although it does not matter if it is a little wider or
narrower. You can find this in a hardware store or aquarium store.
 A basin of water
 Food dye
 Waterproof tape such as Duct Tape
 Sharp scissors 2 bowls of water
 A stand, stack of books, or a low table

Constructing the Archimedes Screw

1. Take your tubing and, using waterproof tape, secure it to one end of the PVC
pipe, making sure that about 1.25cm / ½" hangs over the end.
2. Wrap the flexible tubing around the pipe, leaving about 2½cm / 1" between
intervals, until you reach the end of the PVC pipe.
3. At the end, leave 1cm / ¾" hanging over the end of the PVC pipe, cutting off the
excess with the scissors
4. Secure the flexible tubing with waterproof tape
5. Place one bowl on the floor and fill it with water mixed with a few drops of food
coloring
6. Place the other bowl on the stand or table
7. Insert the end of the screw into the lower bowl, moving the entire apparatus, if
necessary, to ensure that the water will fall into the upper bowl
8. Turn the screw so that the flexible tubing can scoop up liquid. As you keep
turning the screw, water will spurt into the upper bowl
TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES
QUEZON CITY

ARCHIMEDES SCREW

BAUTISTA, RHANESSA JOYCE